Global Church News
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38 martyrs killed by the Communist regime beatified in Albania
Nov 07, 2016
The ceremony took place in the Square of St. Stephen’s Cathedral
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Bishop Conley rejects pro-death penalty ads distorting his words
Nov 07, 2016
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln has called on the group “Nebraskans for the Death Penalty” to retract social media advertisements which distort his words to promote a capital punishment initiative in the state.
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Jubilee: Archbishop Hart on welcoming the stranger
Nov 07, 2016
One of the things Pope Francis has stressed over the course of this Jubilee of Mercy has been welcoming the stranger, especially at a time when migrants are fleeing areas of conflict in the world and looking to make a better life in Europe and in countries, such as Australia.
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The battle over St John Paul’s legacy comes to Australia
Nov 06, 2016
Melbourne’s John Paul II Institute is being shut down unexpectedly - the ramifications extend far beyond Australia
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RENATE: Network of religious against trafficking, exploitation
Nov 06, 2016
During Rome Congress, Nov. 6-9, Religious Will Thank the Pope for His Interest in Troubling Problem and Will Call for Action Against “Clients”
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At ordination, Denver's new Bishop reminded to proclaim Christ
Nov 06, 2016
The reality of evil and the tender mercy of Jesus Christ were on the mind of Denver’s new auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez at his ordination Mass.
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Cardinal Zen’s plea to Vatican: accepting China’s ‘fake bishops’ would ‘destroy the Church’
Nov 06, 2016
Cardinal Zen said the Vatican's plan would be a 'surrender'
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Episcopal appointments: The Pope’s big gift to the Chinese Church?
Nov 05, 2016
It was said that the ordination ceremony of Father Ding Lingbin in Changzhi Diocese would take place on November 10, during the month of the Souls in Purgatory. In the past, there were cases in which the ordination date was set and announced; however, as time approached, the date was changed or even cancelled quietly.
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Missionary in Jordan: God’s mercy for refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq
Nov 05, 2016
Sister Adele Brambilla works at the Italian Hospital in Karak in the south of the country, where refugees from Syria and Iraq have found shelter. For her, “evangelising with deeds, not words” means the “excluded, the poor, the outcast.”
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Archbishop Gomez: Want to make America great? Be saints
Nov 05, 2016
With recent polls showing an increasingly tight presidential race, it's still unpredictable as to who will come out next week as the next president of the United States.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.